Ability, Self-confidence and Search

Sjur Flåm and Alf Risa ()

Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen from Department of Economics, University of Bergen

Abstract: We explore optimal search for individual improvement when agents start with different confidence in own ability. The initial self-confidence may be determined by nature or socio-economic factors.

Keywords: CHILDRENS; SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS; SELF-CONFIDENCE (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C61 D83 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 19 pages
Date: 2001
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